When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting.

Quote by John Boorman

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You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through...

I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they...

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

There are 3 most common lies that you will hear: 1) I love you. 2)...

There are 3 most common lies that you will hear: 1) I love you. 2)...

I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you...

I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you...

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build...

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build...

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of...

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of...

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

If it can be verified, we don't need faith... Faith is for that which lies...

If it can be verified, we don't need faith... Faith is for that which lies...

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and...

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and...

Life is not what you see, but what you've projected. It's not what you've felt,...

Life is not what you see, but what you've projected. It's not what you've felt,...